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A folly tower is a tower that has been built as an architectural folly, that is, constructed for ornamental rather than practical reasons. Folly towers are common in Great Britain and Ireland, and often do have some practical value as landmarks, or as viewpoints, unlike other types of folly.

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List of folly towers

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  1. Kenny, Tom (June 21, 2018). "Spires House, Shantalla". Galway Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28.
  2. Tone, Theobald Wolfe; Radcliff, John; Jebb, Richard (1998). Belmont Castle, Or, Suffering Sensibility. Lilliput Press. p. 66 n.1. ISBN   978-1-901866-06-3.
  3. Howley, James (2004). The Follies and Garden Buildings of Ireland. Yale University Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN   978-0-300-10225-3.

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